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The Spokesperson of the John Mahama Campaign Team, James Agyenim Boateng, says the violence that ensued at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is an “underlying frustration” of Ghanaians caused by the government. In a statement issued on Monday’s destruction of property by demonstrating students, Mr Agyenim Boateng noted that it is a reflection of the “intolerance” and “impunity” that have characterized the Akufo-Addo-led government. “The events at KNUST show a deeper underlying frustration of the pent-up feelings of not just students but also the larger Ghanaian public,” he stated. “It is a reflection of the intolerance…

The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned days in advance, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told MPs from his ruling party. He said Turkey had strong evidence Khashoggi was killed in a premeditated and “savage” murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. He also called for the suspects to be tried in Istanbul. He demanded Saudi Arabia provide answers about where Khashoggi’s body was, and who ordered the operation. The Saudi kingdom has provided conflicting accounts of what happened to the Washington Post contributor. After weeks of maintaining he was still alive, the authorities now…

Three Kenyan athletes have made it onto the list of nominees for the 2018 Male World Athlete of the Year. The list was released on Tuesday by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Diamond League champion Timothy Cheruiyot, world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and 800m world leader Emmanuel Korir are the Kenyans to have been named among the 10. The list is expected to be whittled down to five after voting closes on Tuesday, 13 November. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held in Monaco on Tuesday, December 4 at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2018. Aside the…

Alumni of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are set to be locked up in a meeting Tuesday, following a shutdown of the school. The premier university in the Ashanti Region was closed down indefinitely on Monday after students went on rampage to protest claimed brutality by the campus security personnel. Property worth thousands of Cedis was vandalized while many including the personnel ran for their lives. After an assessment of the extent of damage caused, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Monday while asking all Ghanaian students to vacate the halls of…

An art student who made a solid gold necklace for Lil Wayne has said the sale helped pay for her course fees. Joy Bonfield-Colombara, 29, from south-east London, said she was struggling to pay her £9,500-a-year course fees at the prestigious Royal College of Art. But just as she was considering dropping out, she received an email from a friend of the US rapper who wanted to buy him a birthday present. The 18-carat gold pendant is in the shape of Lil Wayne’s face. It features two diamonds for the Lollipop singer’s famous teardrop tattoos, which represent the deaths of…

Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui says he is going to “fight” to turn around the club’s faltering form but could not say whether he would still be in a job for the trip to Barcelona on Sunday. Lopetegui is under pressure following Real’s run of four defeats in five games. “Results haven’t been great but we are going to turn this around,” he said. Real face Czech side Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday before the weekend’s El Clasico. “What I’ve learned about this club is to fight, that is the DNA of this club,” Lopetegui said. “That’s…

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation. Mr Biya, at 85 sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest leader, took 71.3% of the vote, according to official results. Opposition calls for a re-run of the presidential election were rejected by the Constitutional Council last week. Riot police were deployed on Sunday to the major cities of Yaoundé and Douala in case of opposition protests. Cameroon’s two English-speaking provinces have been hit by more than a year of violent protests and attacks by separatist rebels which have left hundreds dead. Two…

There is “relative calm” at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), 3news.com’s correspondents have reported. A joint police-cum-military deployment on campus has seen the student agitation controlled. Students on Monday declared a boycott of lectures preceded by a violent protest march. Property were vandalized as students marched to petition the school’s authorities. In their trail to the administration block, the protesting students set property ablaze while they pelted stones at the any image of security on campus. Windows and windscreens of cars at the administration block were smashed. The KNUST Public Relations Officer, Kwame Yeboah, suspects non-students may…

South African 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been listed among 10 female athletes nominated for this year’s Athlete of the Year. The winner will be named at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2018 to be held in Monaco on Tuesday, December 4. Semenya took the IAAF to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) after it the sport-governing body released its rules on testoterone. The list of nominees was by an international panel of athletics experts from all six continental areas of the International Athletics Associations Federation (IAAF). The list is expected to be pruned down to five after Monday,…

The University Relations Officer (URO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kwame Yeboah, has expressed suspicion that some outsiders joined Monday’s protest by students. According to him, the level of damage done to property cannot be carried out by level-headed students of the University. Property yet to be quantified were vandalized by protesting students, who claim the school’s security has not been fair to them over the past week. They claim some of them were brutalized last week during an unprovoked gathering. Motorbikes and bicycles at the main security post of KNUST were set ablaze by…